Standard Methods of Testing and Specifications for Cement EDITED BY THE SECRETARY CONTENTS. I. INTRODUCTION II. PERSONNEL OF COMMITTEE ON UNIFORM TESTS OF CEMENT III. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON UNIFORM TESTS OF CEMENT 1. Sampling 2. Chemical analysis 3. Specific gravity 4. Fineness 5. Normal consistency 6. Time of setting 7. Standard sand 8. Form of briquette 9. Moulds 10. Mixing 11. Moulding 12. Storage of test pieces 13. Tensile strength 14. Constancy of volume IV. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON METHOD OF ANALYSIS FOR LIMESTONE, RAW MIXTURES AND PORTLAND CEMENTS 1. Solution 2. Silica 3. Alumina and iron 4. Iron 5. Lime 6. Magnesia 7. Alkalies 8. Sulphuric acid 9. Total sulphur' 10. Loss on ignition PAGE 5 8 9 9 10 10 12 13 15 17 17 18 18 2985 *********** 5 ******* V. PERSONNEL OF COMMITTEE ON STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CEMENT. 27 VI. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CEMENT 1. General observations (a) Specific gravity (b) Fineness (c) Time of setting (d) Tensile strength (e) Constancy of volume |